Harvest Moon DS – Euro Launch Early 2007
Marry one of the local lusty farm girls, on your DS!
Here’s a statement we love to make every few years: if you are deeply committed to virtual handheld gardening and farming then rejoice today! Word just in from Nintendo is that the wonderful Harvest Moon DS launches across Europe in the first months of 2007.
While SPOnG awaits the first screens on the game, you can check out these screens from Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life from the GameCube version a couple of years ago.
Much like its GC father, Harvest Moon DS invites players to do as much or as little as they like to pass the time. Nintendo informs us that, “As well as working in fields and tending to their flocks, players can cultivate their own seed variants, hunt for hidden treasure or even fish in the river…The aim of Harvest Moon DS is to run a successful farm in Forget-Me-Not-Valley. To do this, players must plant seeds and harvest crops in the right season, as well as looking after animals like cows, chicken and sheep.”
Players get to interact with the animals in the game, petting and caring for them with the DS’s stylus: happier animals equal better quality milk, eggs and wool.
Darker forces are also at work, as the launch release continues, “The Witch Princess, upset by the Harvest Goddess, has used her magic to transport the Goddess and the Harvest Sprites to another world, where they have become trapped. The player must therefore work hard on the farm in order to release them. As the Sprites are freed, they can help on the player’s farm, watering crops and tending to the animals.”
The social aspect of the game is also an important feature. Players can build-up relationships with 25 characters in their town by chatting to them and giving presents. You can also marry one of the lusty local farm girls and raise a family, with the DS’s second screen allowing you to view sections of the town in real time, meaning you can keep track of the ‘girl of your dreams’, while working in the fields.
Let’s see what Jack Thompson and Keith Vaz have to say about this then shall we?
SPOnG will bring you the first screens and more info on Harvest Moon DS as soon as we get it.
While SPOnG awaits the first screens on the game, you can check out these screens from Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life from the GameCube version a couple of years ago.
Much like its GC father, Harvest Moon DS invites players to do as much or as little as they like to pass the time. Nintendo informs us that, “As well as working in fields and tending to their flocks, players can cultivate their own seed variants, hunt for hidden treasure or even fish in the river…The aim of Harvest Moon DS is to run a successful farm in Forget-Me-Not-Valley. To do this, players must plant seeds and harvest crops in the right season, as well as looking after animals like cows, chicken and sheep.”
Players get to interact with the animals in the game, petting and caring for them with the DS’s stylus: happier animals equal better quality milk, eggs and wool.
Darker forces are also at work, as the launch release continues, “The Witch Princess, upset by the Harvest Goddess, has used her magic to transport the Goddess and the Harvest Sprites to another world, where they have become trapped. The player must therefore work hard on the farm in order to release them. As the Sprites are freed, they can help on the player’s farm, watering crops and tending to the animals.”
The social aspect of the game is also an important feature. Players can build-up relationships with 25 characters in their town by chatting to them and giving presents. You can also marry one of the lusty local farm girls and raise a family, with the DS’s second screen allowing you to view sections of the town in real time, meaning you can keep track of the ‘girl of your dreams’, while working in the fields.
Let’s see what Jack Thompson and Keith Vaz have to say about this then shall we?
SPOnG will bring you the first screens and more info on Harvest Moon DS as soon as we get it.
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Games: Harvest Moon DS Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Games: Harvest Moon DS Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
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Johnhl 1 Nov 2006 04:06
1/4
I loved all the harvest moon games except the first GameCube one (and I haven't played the second one). The world just felt smaller to me probably cause it lack a good wilderness area. Also there was no holidays which were like rewards to me for reaching a certain point in the game.
To make the Greatest Harvest Moon game ever!.
It should have a huge play area. The size of the town should be small but packed. Then have a huge forest area. I wanna go and get lost exploring in the forest there doesn't have to be a tun of stuff out just some interesting items to pick up and animals and some great scenory.
And fishing have a great fishing game in there take the fishing mini game out of ocarina of time and use that and you should also be able to use a boat to fish in large bodies of water.
Have more events. The regular amount of holidays plus other events that only involve certain members of the town or just your girlfriend and eventually your wife. Ideally it should be one event a week maybe two for some weeks.
But at the beging of the game you should be too busy with your farm to deal with all these things (but still have time for some) and slowly you work your farm up to a point of automation. Irrigation automatic feed despencers hire farm hands. Still have some work to do but have time to partake of the rest of the world.
To make the Greatest Harvest Moon game ever!.
It should have a huge play area. The size of the town should be small but packed. Then have a huge forest area. I wanna go and get lost exploring in the forest there doesn't have to be a tun of stuff out just some interesting items to pick up and animals and some great scenory.
And fishing have a great fishing game in there take the fishing mini game out of ocarina of time and use that and you should also be able to use a boat to fish in large bodies of water.
Have more events. The regular amount of holidays plus other events that only involve certain members of the town or just your girlfriend and eventually your wife. Ideally it should be one event a week maybe two for some weeks.
But at the beging of the game you should be too busy with your farm to deal with all these things (but still have time for some) and slowly you work your farm up to a point of automation. Irrigation automatic feed despencers hire farm hands. Still have some work to do but have time to partake of the rest of the world.
rogueleader 6 Nov 2006 09:35
2/4
I am soooob buying this I need a harvest moon game.
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RiseFromYourGrave 7 Nov 2006 01:36
3/4
my girlfriend will appreciate this.
kid_77 9 Nov 2006 12:29
4/4
Or just buy it here now!